page_title: Bilimora
section_title: Popular places
hierarchical_section_title: Bilimora / Popular places
caption_attribution_description: English: A Shiv temple at Billimora ,Gujarat.
context_page_description: Bilimora is a city situated on the banks of the river Ambika, in Gandevi taluka and Navsari district of Gujarat state in India. The city comes under the purview of the Surat Metropolitan Region. The city is roughly 70 kilometres south of the city of Surat and is the southernmost point of the Surat Metropolitan Region and the Metropolis of Surat. It is linked to Surat by SH 6 and SH 88.
  In the late 18th century, the Baroda State established a naval station at Bilimora, a port about 40 miles south of Surat, known as Bunder Bilimora Suba Armor. A fleet of 50 vessels was stationed here, mostly sailboats, cargo vessels for trading and military vessels to secure the sea from the Portuguese, the Dutch and the French.
context_section_description: Bilimora is a small city with lot of temples, such as Shri Jalaram Mandir, Shri Gayatri Mandir, Shri Dwarkadhish Mandir, Swaminarayan Mandir, Ganga Mata Temple, Shri Ramji Mandir (at Talodh), Somnath Mahadev Mandir and a Sikh Gurudwara on Gandevi Road. The new inclusion is Sai Mandir on Somnath Road.
  Saputara and Dang District Tourism:Saputara, the only hill station in Gujarat, is around 110 km away from Bilimora. One can visit Waghai, Saputara, Gira Falls in Dang District, India via a one-day road trip from Bilimora.
  Unai Hot Springs is another popular place. Many local people believe in the Legend of Sri Ram which is linked to the hot springs. Unai is about 40 km from Bilimora. The nearest railway station is Waghai. The narrow gauge rail link connecting Ahwa to Bilimora runs through the park.
  Other Temples near Bilimora:
  Jayantibhai L Mistry -Udyog Ratan,  Former Chairman and Managing Director of LMP Precession and  Engineering Ltd an enterprise inaugurated by India's first Prime Miniater Jawahar Lal  Nehru
  Mehboob Khan (1907-1964) - Pioneer Producer-Director of Hindi Cinema
  A. M. Naik (b. 1942) - Group Executive Chairman of Larsen & Toubro
  Shailesh Nayak(b. 1953) - Former Chairman of ISRO India
  Vikram B Naik - Shipping
caption: A Shiv temple at Billimora
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